Pipe-support.



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PIPE SUPPORT.

ArPLIoATioN FILED Nov. 25, 1913.

1,097,273. Patented May 19, 1914,

5 4 wrrNEssEs Maa/y 6 INVENTOR UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD B. TYLER, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, EDWARD B TYLER, a citizen of the United Sta-tes, and a resident of Pittsburgh, in the' county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Pipe-Sup ports, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact deserti-.ion7 reference being had to the accompanying drawings, 'forming part of this specification, in whichr Figure l is a transverse vertical section 'of a conduit showing a plurality of my improved pipe supports therein; Fig. 2 is a transverse section through one of the supporting devices; and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the supporting devices.

My invention has relation to supports for pipes, and more particularly to supports designed to be used for carrying heat conveying pipes in conduits or along the walls of factories and other large buildings.

The object of the invention is to provide a support of this character which is simple and comparatively inexpensive; which v is adapted to a wide variety of work; which can be used fori-supporting either one or a plurality of pipes side by side, and which, when used for more than one pipe, will enable the pip s t'o be placed closely together; which prov des for free adjustment, and which is of a character to relieve the pipe lines from lateral strains.

The nature of my invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawing in which I have shown the preferred embodiment thereof, andl which will now be described, it being premised thatvarious changes can be made in the dtails of construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as defined in the appended claims.

In this drawing the numeral 2 designates a bracket having a vertical securing arm by means of which it can be attached to a post, such as indicated at 3, or 'Ito any other suitable support. The bracket also has a horizontally extending supporting arm 4 formed with a slide-Way 5, the lateral walls of which are of dovetailed, or undercut, form .as indicated at 6.

7 designates a plate having a dovetailed projection 8, which is fitted to the slide-way 5 to be moved on the supporting arm 4. The upper surface of the plate 7 is formed Specification of Letters Patent.

.Application led November '25, 1913. Serial No. 802,923.

Patented May 19, 191.4.

Walls of the slide-ways 9. Each of the chair portions is shown as having an oblique upper surface in'which is formed a cavity arranged to seat an antifriction ball 12a. These balls form a direct support for the pipes. The chairs may be prevented from entirely moving out of the slide-ways 9 by means of suitable pins 9a at the outer ends of the slidewvays.

In Fig. l I have illustrated a plurality of the supports arranged within a conduit 13, the supporting post 3 being centrally located within the conduit. This post may be provided with a continuous vertical slot 14 for the securing bolts 15 of the several brackets 2. By slacking the nuts of these bolts, the several brackets can be readily adjusted in the slot to the desired heights. In this 'figure I have shown one of the brackets 2 as supporting two pipes; another as supporting a single pipe; and the third one as supporting three pipes. lVhere more than one pipe is supported, I preferably place the chairs 10 for the several pipes in the different slide-ways of the plate 7 If the three chairs were placed in the same slide-way in Fig. 3, or at the right hand side of Fig. l, it is obvious that the several pipes could not be placed as closely together. By placing the chairs in different slide-ways their leg portions can be overlapped, thereby bringing the pipes much closer together. The sliding plate 7 provides for considerable lateral adjustment; and the lateral movement of this plate, together with the fact that the chairs 10 are capable of movement in their respective slide-ways, relieves the pipe lines, both individually and collectively, from side strains which might otherwise occur, due to lack of alinement between adjacent supports, or to other causes.

It will be understood that the brackets 2 can be secured to any desired support either Within a conduit or at any other desired place. It Will also be obvious that the form of the bracket can be changed as may be desired.

I claim:

l. A pipe support comprising a bracket, a supporting plate slidably mounted for horizontal movement on the bracket, and a pipe supporting chair slidably mounted 011 said plate, said chair having ball supports for a pipe; substantially as described.

9.. A pipe support comprising a bracket, a supporting plate slidably7 mounted for horizontal movement on the bracket, and a pipe supporting chair slidably mounted on said plate; substantially as described.

3. A pipe support comprising a bracket, a plate slidably mounted on the bracket, and a plurality of pipe supporting chairs slidably mounted on said plate; substantially as described.

4. A pipe support comprising a supporting member, a plate slidably mounted on said member and having a plurality of parallel slide-Ways on its upper surface, and pipe supporting chairs adapted to said slide- Ways; substantially as described.

5. A pipe support comprising a supporting member, and a plate slidably mounted thereon, said plate having a plurality of slide-Ways therein, said slide-ways being arranged side by side in substantially parallel relation; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

GEO. H. PARMELEE, H. M. CORWIN. 

